Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-20

/ apiece for them. Further deyeopm ents
are anXlously awaited.
FLORIDA.
There is some talk OF organizing a
military company IN BrooKsville.
Mrs. Lille SOuthwell, from Georgia, a
trst-class female barber, has located at
Bridgeport.
The Post Office Department has sent an
lnspect0r to Florida to enforce postal
! regulations in that state.
Macclenny has a brick manufacturing
establishment which requires twenty-five
hrst-class hands to operate 1t.
Wallace Fl. Smoke, of Micanopy, ex-
poets to enter the government Military
academy at West Point, n. Y.
Pilot Osgood AcOsta has purchased the
schooner Queen OF the East, to ne used as
pilot boat on the bar at Key West.
Tampa has taxed her draws $50 for
double teams, $25 Tor single teams, and
$40 tor passenger hacks aud 'busses.
The custom house at Tampa has eight
employees at an aggregate cost of 500 n
month, two deputy collectors, tour in
spectors and two boatmen.
Smith DorrIen, of Kissimmee, has 10. 600
cabbages set out and coming on nice y.
He made the first shipment of snap beans
from that section this season.
All the mail that arrives at Gainesville
on Sunday is distributed and delivered
mat day. the Postmaster is more enter
Drlslng than many OF those serving much
larger cities.
Mrs. Charles f. Halle died Monday at
her residence, twelve miles northeast of
gainesville, alter lingering Illness OF
hea disease. Mrs. Halle had long been
a resident of Alachua county.
The successor of the late lamented Col.
}. q. Thornton in the position Of Superin-
tendent of the telegraph service in the
Jacksonville district is n. l.. Hellugs,
who has for a long time had CharRe of the
cable service in Key West.
Fifteen persons We're received into the
membership of the Presbyterian Churcn
at Gainesville last Sunday. The laDors
OF the pastor, Rev. A, b. Curry, are ac-
complishlng much good, and doing won
drous things toward building up strong
congregation.
Lorenzo Taylor, of Green Cove Spring.
has sent to Maine for experts, who will
have charge OF the work of raising the
steamer Port Royal. The steamer will
be beached near the foot of the Walnut
street wharf, and will there be repaired
sufficiently TO admit of being towed to a
shipyard.
new road from Homasassa to Gaines
vile, by way OF Rocky Point, is beng
surveyed and will soon be opened, This
will DE good thing for persons in the
southern part of The county, as a direct
road to the metropolis from that section
has long been needed. When opened it
will be the most direct route from
MicanOpy to Gainesville.
colored boy named Sam Abbey STOLE
A nf clothes from En1nI ,,t
inesville, saturday. Monday he was
detected with the stolen coat on, but fed
before ne could be arrested. }. NJ. Endel
went to Abbey's house and secured the
pants and vest. Abbey sent word that he
Is ready 10 pay for the suit provided he
Is not atterward prosecuted.
At a congregational meeting held at the
PRESBYTERIAN caurch at Gainesville Mon
day tair-sIzed crowd was present. The
treasurer reported that the congregations
indebtedness had been very much reduced
during the past year, and that the present
lndebtr dness Is little over 500. Over
$1,000 in cash was reported IN bank to the
credit of the buldng fund. All the
former members OF The Board of Trustees
were reelected, with the exception of DR..
c. C.. Lancaster, whose place was filled
ly the election of Mr.. 5. }. Burnett.
L. +. Weaver, the photographer, was
nj the delivery window OF the Sanford
post Office Monday evening getting his
mail. Surrounding him were three
strangers who pretended over-eagerness
TO get To the window, the while crow1ing
him very much, and he found. after leaV-
ing the post Office that he had been re-
l'eyed of his purse, which contained
$2l 80 in CASH, and certificate Of depnstt
on tue Lyman Bank for $l35. Tue certifi-
cate was picked up near the post office
n
owner, but the purse and the money were
gone.
Paiatka News: Tue Florida buzzard
has always been noted for his superior In
telllgence, and We have heard several
stories about them that would be worth
printing. But cold waves come this WAY
go seldom that they have not yet learned
to keep warm, and on this account we are
enabled 10 give description OF some of
their peculiar antics. On the coolest
morning OF our late dlsasreesble spell OF
weather. the fishermen built large hre
on point projecting into the river from
East Palatka, and after warming them
selvesk went on with their fishing and left
the lire burning. Returning after a time
they We're surprised 80 see a
gioup Of some fifty or sixty
buzzards standing about the Dire,
kicking up all sorts OF antics. Not I'm.
uefsIahulng sucn proceedings. the boats
were rowed up pretty close, and the Oc.
cupants watched .he birds Tor some time.
II WAS very cold morning, and the
BIRDS woulo stand with one side To the
nre until IL was warm, and tlru they
would deliberately turn around aud
warm the other side. Those on the out
side Of the group would get 30 eager to
get within the warmth Of the lire that
they frequently crowded the birds on the
inside nearly into the flames, and the
strus !le was waged fierce and bitter for
advantageous positions. 1t was queer
sight, and one probably never witnessed
before.
Hheum tism In the shoulder,